World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Ladis 'Laddie' Acheson
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Painesville, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
LEFT COLLEGE TO ENLIST IN THE SERVICE. STATIONED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AT CAMP PENDLETON. WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ADMIRALS STAFF. WHILE STATIONED THERE, PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR THE MARINE CORPS, THE SAN DIEGO DONS, AND THE LOS ANGELES BOMBERS.